Sarah Brightman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she married. She went on to star in several Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. The Original London Cast Album of the musical was released in CD format in 1987 and sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time. After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover artist. She is among the most prominent performers in the genre, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs. Her duet with the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, "Time To Say Goodbye", topped charts all over Europe and became the highest and fastest selling single of all times in Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks breaking the all-time sales record, with over 3 million copies sold in the country and subsequently became an international success with 12 million copies worldwide. She has now collected over 180 gold and platinum sales awards in 38 different countries. Brightman is the only artist to have been invited twice to perform at the Olympic Games, first at the 1992' Barcelona Olympic Games where she sang "Amigos Para Siempre" with the Spanish tenor Jose Carreras with an estimated global audience of a billion people, and sixteen years later in Beijing, this time with Chinese singer Liu Huan and performing the song "You and Me" to an estimated 4 billion people worldwide.
Known For
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Top of the Pops
Great Performances
Andrea Bocelli - Live In Tuscany
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas
Sarah Brightman: Symphony - Live In Vienna
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
Ride the Wind
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Photos
Filmography
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Movie · as Self – Blind Mag
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
Movie · as Self
Die Giovanni Zarrella Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony
Movie
Ride the Wind
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert
Movie · as Self
Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser In Concert
Movie · as Herself
The Story of Musicals
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · as Christine - Original Cast: Finale
First Night
Movie · as Celia
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
Movie · as Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman: Symphony - Live In Vienna
Movie · as Self
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movie · as Blind Mag
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie · as Self
Andrea Bocelli - Live In Tuscany
Movie · as Self
Concert for Diana
Movie · as Self
Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection
Movie · as Herself
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Movie · as Self - "Christine Daaé" - Original Cast
Sarah Brightman: Harem - A Desert Fantasy
Movie
Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas
Movie · as Herself
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert
Movie · as Herself
American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert
Movie · as Self - Performer
A Musical Christmas from the Vatican
Movie · as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Starnacht am Wörthersee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sarah Brightman: One Night In Eden - Live In Concert
Movie · as Herself
Show Palast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane
Movie · as Self
Sarah Brightman: In Concert
Movie · as Self
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
Movie · as Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Heaven and Earth Show
TV · 1 ep
Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany
Movie · as Self - Singer
Tigerenten Club
TV · as self · 1 ep
Musik für Sie
TV · as self · 1 ep
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Movie · as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik liegt in der Luft
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Geld oder Liebe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Christine Daaé
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem
Movie
Song & Dance
Movie · as Young Woman (Emma)
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cannon & Ball Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musikladen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · 1 ep